Friday Links: Cognitive debt, euphoria, and book covers

07 Aug 2026 #mondaylinks

Hey there.

Here are 4 links I thought were worth sharing this week:

#1. Here’s an alternative to avoid cognitive debt (5min).

#2. With AI, almost everyone is euphoric but nothing works (4min).

#3. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is wrong. That’s what covers are for. But what if you could judge a book by its first page instead? (1min).

#4. Last week, I discovered makestopmotion. A free, open-source, and local stop-motion app.

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And in case you missed it, I wrote on my blog about my 8-year blogging journey (3min) and the only productivity tip that works (1min).

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Cesar